The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

A 24-year-old man was shot in the back of his head and killed early yesterday morning at his home off Fire Trail Road.

Police have not identified the victim, but family members said he is Omar Barton, a father-of-one.

Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander, acting officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, said police received reports shortly after 3.30am that shots were heard inside a home in the Jubilee Gardens subdivision.

“When police arrived on the scene, they found the lifeless body of a male in the front section of the home with a gunshot wound. Police do not have a motive for the shooting at this time. However, we have an adult male in custody who is assisting us with this investigation,” Chief Supt Fernander said.

Mr Barton’s brother, Oneil Thurston, admitted that his brother was “no angel” and had “run ins with the law”, but said he did not deserve to die.

“He was not a perfect person. He had his ups and downs with the law, but he loved his family and we loved him,” Mr Thurston told The Tribune.

“He got into trouble when he was growing up but it was nothing serious, petty theft and smoking and stuff but he did not have a record and he did not do anything serious. He was working for himself and getting himself together.

“We think this is a domestic incident and we think someone knows something. We just want justice for him. That’s all my mother wants and she isn’t doing very well right now.”

This latest homicide brought the country’s murder count to 99 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

It happened two days after a man was shot multiple times and killed while leaving a nightclub.

The incident took place shortly after 2am on Saturday in the area of Minnie Street.

Police said they received information that several shots were fired in the Wulff Road area. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two men lying on the ground suffering from multiple gunshots wounds. One man died at the scene a short while later and the other victim was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is listed in critical condition.

Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 592-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.